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00:03Chad! Oh, I heard you were back in town. I hope you had a nice trip with the children.
00:09Yes, we sure did. Hey, Thomas was super sad to hear about Rachel getting sent back to Bayview.
00:15So was I.
00:17Yeah. Well, it's been challenging for all of us, but I think she'll get the help she needs.
00:24Yeah. You think Thomas would be allowed to go visit her at some point?
00:28Oh, she would like that. But I'm afraid I'm the wrong person to ask. I'm not... I'm not allowed to
00:36visit her.
00:37What? Why?
00:40Your sister has abandoned me from seeing her.
00:53So, can I have Harold get you anything? Coffee? Tea?
00:58Oh, no. Thank you. I'm fine. What happened in probate court?
01:04My father still managed to mess with me from beyond the grave.
01:10You mentioned when we started this process you might experience some surprises.
01:14It turns out I was more prescient than I thought.
01:18What was in the codicil?
01:20I wouldn't know. Because I'm no longer the executor of the estate.
01:25Father removed me and put Theo in charge.
01:30What?
01:33Why?
01:35Wish I knew.
01:37Theo?
01:39This is nice.
01:41Mm-hmm.
01:42The bagels are really good today.
01:46No, not the food.
01:48Spending time together.
01:51I agree.
01:54So, now that you've stepped down as CEO of DeMera, what's, uh, what are your thoughts about what's next?
02:05Didn't take you long to ask about that?
02:09Can't ask my son about what he's planning to do?
02:12Well, you can. I'm still not sure. Besides, I'll be busy for a while.
02:21Hmm? Doing what?
02:28I was named the executor of No-No's Estate.
02:40Okay, now you're scaring me.
02:43I'm sorry. I, uh, I don't mean to.
02:50What I need to tell you is, um, I think I, I mean, I'm pretty sure I just found out.
03:01Um, that I have a daughter.
03:10You, what?
03:12It's not definite, but it is probable.
03:16It's very probable.
03:19That you have a daughter?
03:20Steph, I just found out, too. I'm, I'm still trying to process it.
03:25We're gonna have a DNA test on, to be sure.
03:31But Joy said...
03:33What that?
03:34Joy?
03:36Joy Westling?
03:40You remember before she left Salo?
03:44And she told us that she wasn't pregnant?
03:47Yeah.
03:50Turns out, she lied.
04:01I knew it would go well with Alex.
04:04Yeah.
04:05Well, I didn't.
04:08When you told me he'd be happy to find out that he had a kid, I wasn't sure that I
04:13should
04:13believe you.
04:15And now?
04:20When I put Kelsey in his arms, he practically melted.
04:25He looked ready to be her dad.
04:29Watching them together, all I could think was, I'm really happy that I came back to Salem.
04:48Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:07Turns out, Nono added a codicil to his will, and he named me the Etc.
05:16You have any idea why your grandfather would do this?
05:20None, none.
05:22And I don't think E.J. knew either.
05:24He didn't seem too happy about being replaced.
05:27Well, couldn't you just say no?
05:30I mean, I'm certain that E.J. would be happy to have the job back.
05:38Probably.
05:40That's not what the will specified.
05:44Besides, would you say no to Stefano de Mera?
05:56So I'm assuming this changes things.
06:01Meaning?
06:03Well, you were having me plan the will reading, but now that Theo's executor, maybe he'll want
06:09someone else to take care of it.
06:12My nephew can handle everything as is.
06:16Oh, okay.
06:18There are specific instructions from the original will that must still be followed, namely that
06:26its contents must remain strictly under wraps until the reading.
06:31You weren't kidding about those surprises.
06:35No.
06:37But I did learn from Theo that someone's been added to the list of beneficiaries.
06:46Marlena Heathers.
06:50Oh.
06:52I'll send her an invitation.
06:56Thanks, Kat.
06:57But there's no need.
06:58I told Theo I'd inform Marlena myself.
07:05Kristen wants to ban you from seeing Rachel?
07:08What the hell is she thinking?
07:10I think she doesn't want me to see her daughter.
07:13Well, in what universe does that make any sense?
07:15You're her grandmother.
07:16Rachel needs you in her life.
07:17Well, apparently your sister doesn't think so.
07:21Look, I am sure Kristen is just lashing out, and you're the most convenient target, so I'll tell you what.
07:27I will talk to her, and I will get her to reason.
07:30That's very kind of you.
07:33Brady is already working on it, so I don't think it'll hold.
07:37No.
07:37No, it won't.
07:38And I'm very sorry that you're having to deal with this, Marlena.
07:42And I'm sorry on behalf of my entire family.
07:46What?
07:48Please.
07:49You don't have to apologize for the family.
07:51The problem I'm having is with Kristen and everybody else in the DiMera family has been lovely.
07:59There's you, Johnny, Sidney, and, of course, Lexi.
08:09Hey.
08:11You all right?
08:17If Joy's claiming that she lied then, how do you know she's not also lying now?
08:22I don't.
08:24That's why we're going to do a paternity test.
08:27Can we just back up a second?
08:30How did you even find out about this?
08:32Joy told me.
08:36Joy's just called you up after all this time and said,
08:39Hey, Alex, guess what?
08:40I had your kid?
08:41No, she told me in person.
08:46Joy's in Salem?
08:50You came by here when you were at the shooting range with the baby.
08:55I asked her a thousand questions, of course, and she told me because I was so relieved when I found
09:01out the pregnancy test was negative.
09:04She thought I wouldn't want to know.
09:07And when Joy was explaining herself, does she say why she's suddenly telling you all of this now?
09:18She heard something.
09:20Can you be more specific?
09:24Joy heard that we were talking, that I was talking about wanting to have kids.
09:29And she then thought that maybe she was wrong and that I would want to know that I have a
09:38daughter.
09:39Who told her that you wanted to have kids?
09:46I'm really glad you came back to Salem, too.
09:49I have to say, I was totally shocked when you called me.
09:54Well, like I said over the phone, when I was in New York over Thanksgiving, my dad told me Nancy's
09:59daughter just had a baby.
10:01It was driving her nuts, she wouldn't tell anyone who the father was.
10:04You figured it out pretty quickly.
10:06Only because Steph and I were talking yesterday.
10:09She happened to mention Alex thought he got you pregnant last year.
10:13Crazy I'm the only one that made this connection.
10:15Well, it's not that crazy.
10:18Nobody who knew I dated Alex ever found out that I was pregnant,
10:21and nobody who knew that I was pregnant ever had a clue that I dated Alex.
10:26So...
10:27My question is, why?
10:31Why keep all this secret?
10:43You know,
10:46Stephano's dead, Theo.
10:48So you no longer have to please him.
10:52So couldn't you please E.J. instead?
10:58There's more people involved than just E.J.
11:02Chad, Kristen, Tony,
11:05who's already tipped at me for stepping down as CEO of Demura.
11:10Well, I'm not.
11:11I mean, you are out, E.O.
11:14You're free.
11:16Yeah, but Demura is still my family.
11:18And by extension, yours.
11:24Speaking of the will,
11:26Chad told me that you haven't responded about attending the reading.
11:32I'd rather be anywhere else.
11:34But I'm going to go
11:37to claim your mother's inheritance
11:40for you.
11:46You know,
11:50I know I'm not supposed to talk about whether
11:53Stephano had favorites or not.
11:57But if he did,
11:59it would be your mother.
12:02She was his golden child.
12:05And your grandmother,
12:08Celeste,
12:10was the only woman he truly loved.
12:14Besides Marlena.
12:17That's true.
12:18That's true.
12:19But he and Marlene,
12:20they never had a child together.
12:24Oh, oh, I'm sorry.
12:26I'm fine.
12:27I was just
12:29thinking about all the things
12:30that our families have
12:32been through over the years.
12:34Yeah, it's, uh,
12:36it's been a lot.
12:37Well,
12:38not all good.
12:40God,
12:41you must have hated my father.
12:44At times, I did.
12:46But I was telling EJ
12:48at the memorial
12:49that
12:50well,
12:51Stephano had a
12:52very big
12:53part in my history.
12:56You know,
12:57a lot of it was
12:57dark
12:59and disturbing,
13:00but
13:00what endured
13:02for both families
13:04was love.
13:06So sorry.
13:08Ha!
13:10Speak of the devil.
13:12EJ wants to see me.
13:14But what?
13:16Uh,
13:17I don't know,
13:18but he,
13:18he wants me to come
13:21to the house,
13:22so I guess I will,
13:23I'll find out
13:24soon enough.
13:26Nice running into you,
13:27Chad.
13:28It's good to see you, too.
13:29Please tell Bella
13:30I hope I see you soon.
13:31Oh,
13:32I will.
13:40We're all set.
13:41Marlene is on the way over.
13:45Something intriguing
13:46about the, uh,
13:48portrait?
13:51Oh,
13:52just
13:53that your father
13:54really does
13:55loom large
13:56over this house.
13:59Well,
13:59his eyes
14:00don't move
14:01if that's what
14:02you're worried about.
14:04At least
14:05not that I know.
14:08You okay?
14:14Is there a reason
14:15I wouldn't be?
14:18Wow,
14:19I just,
14:21I imagine
14:22it must be hurtful
14:23that Stefano
14:24replaced you
14:25as executor
14:25of the will.
14:29Uh,
14:30more so
14:31than
14:32the
14:32countless
14:33other times
14:34he's expressed
14:35his disapproval.
14:39Well,
14:40is there anything else
14:40I can do for you?
14:43Yes.
14:46Get me out of this house.
14:48Please.
14:51I hope
14:52Marlene was coming over.
14:54She is.
14:55I,
14:55I should have gone
14:56elsewhere to meet her.
15:00Why the hurry
15:01to escape?
15:02Oh,
15:04this house
15:04suddenly seems
15:05a lot smaller
15:06since Kristen
15:07moved in,
15:08but,
15:08but,
15:08I shall,
15:11I shall stick
15:12with her
15:12for the moment.
15:14You,
15:15you're not free
15:15for dinner,
15:16are you?
15:19Sure.
15:19Yeah,
15:20I can make that work.
15:22Splendid.
15:24I'll text you
15:24the time and place.
15:28And,
15:28Cap,
15:31thank you.
15:38I don't know
15:39who Joy
15:40is still in touch with.
15:42Apparently,
15:43all the people
15:43you told
15:43that you couldn't
15:44wait to start
15:44a family.
15:51And,
15:52you don't find it
15:53at all strange
15:53that Joy
15:54didn't call you
15:55or text you
15:56or bother to verify
15:57in any way
15:58with you
15:59that what she heard
16:00was true?
16:01She just
16:02showed up
16:03at her door?
16:04I don't know
16:04if it's
16:05strange.
16:07She freaking
16:08ambushed you,
16:09Alex,
16:09with a baby.
16:11Steph,
16:11she didn't want
16:11to tell me
16:12that she was pregnant
16:12because she didn't
16:13want to come
16:14between us.
16:15Oh,
16:16please thank her
16:17for being so selfless.
16:19Steph,
16:20in a way,
16:21she was.
16:24I'm sorry.
16:26Stephanie,
16:27I am so sorry.
16:28I know you have
16:29been going through
16:29hell recently.
16:30this is the last
16:31thing that you need
16:32in your life
16:32right now.
16:34But it's not
16:35the last thing
16:35you need,
16:36is it?
16:37In fact,
16:38you got exactly
16:39what you wanted.
16:49it's not like
16:50there's some deep,
16:52dark reason
16:52that I didn't tell
16:53anybody that Alex
16:54was the father.
16:56It was mainly
16:57because of my mom.
17:00You're afraid of Nancy,
17:01find it out.
17:01Oh,
17:02my God,
17:03yes.
17:04she would have
17:05made it her
17:05life's mission
17:06to get me
17:07to rope Alex
17:07into marriage
17:08or at least
17:10some sort
17:11of contractual
17:12obligation.
17:14Once she found out
17:15it was a
17:15Kyriakas baby,
17:16she would have
17:16had dollar signs
17:17in her eyes.
17:20Wouldn't that have
17:20been a good thing?
17:22Not the marriage part,
17:23but I mean,
17:25Alex does have
17:25a responsibility
17:26to the child,
17:27right?
17:28You've been pitching
17:29in.
17:29What made
17:30your life easier?
17:32You don't know
17:32my mother,
17:35but you are right.
17:38It could have
17:39made things
17:40a little bit easier
17:42on the financial
17:44front,
17:44at least,
17:47but the trade-off
17:49just wasn't worth it.
17:51I didn't want to deal
17:53with my mom's drama
17:54or anybody else's.
18:01I just wanted it
18:02to be me
18:02and Kelsey.
18:05I get that.
18:08But then you
18:09convinced me
18:10that my daughter
18:11deserves to know
18:11her father
18:13and he deserves
18:15to know her.
18:19Hey,
18:21I know you were
18:22doing the right thing
18:24by Alex and Stephanie
18:24when you left town
18:25without saying anything.
18:27I was
18:29and
18:31they're married now,
18:32so
18:34I just hope
18:35it doesn't cause
18:36any issues for them.
18:38Me too.
18:42You really mean that?
18:54I know you want to come through
18:58for your family.
18:59Dad,
19:01I already agreed
19:03to be the executor
19:05of Nono's will.
19:08It's too late
19:09to change my mind.
19:12Well,
19:14if you need any help,
19:15you will be
19:17the first person
19:18I call.
19:21It's good to hang out
19:22with you.
19:26so...
19:26Oh,
19:27I got to get
19:28my treat.
19:30Oh,
19:32thank you.
19:33Mm-hmm.
19:33Next time's on me.
19:34Mm-hmm.
19:35All right.
19:36All right.
19:41Chad,
19:42welcome back.
19:43Yeah,
19:44thank you.
19:44Back.
19:45Good to see you.
19:45You good?
19:46No,
19:46I am.
19:47I am.
19:47Keep pulling to my best.
19:48I will.
19:49Will do.
19:49Take care.
19:52There he is.
19:53Look at you,
19:54man.
19:54About your back.
19:55Good to be back.
19:57Mm-hmm.
19:59So,
20:00how was your trip?
20:01Oh,
20:01it was great.
20:02It was great.
20:02Kids had a blast.
20:04I spent a lot of time
20:04with Will and Sonny.
20:06Everything that we needed.
20:07Mm?
20:08What about you?
20:10How are you doing?
20:13I'm all right.
20:14Yeah?
20:15I heard you step down
20:16as CEO of Demare
20:17while I was away.
20:19I did.
20:21Yeah.
20:22Theo,
20:22that is huge.
20:25What happened?
20:26Ah,
20:27you know,
20:29everything with the kidnapping
20:31and my injury,
20:34I still don't want to do it anymore.
20:37Huh.
20:38I see.
20:41Did somebody help you
20:42come to that decision?
20:45Maybe E.J.?
20:47Hmm.
20:51E.J.,
20:52you wanted to see me.
20:53Harold let me.
20:54Marlena.
20:56Oh.
20:58Excuse me.
20:59I, uh,
21:00didn't,
21:00didn't know you had company.
21:02Not at all.
21:03I was just on my way out.
21:05Bye, Marlena.
21:08Goodbye, Cat.
21:14Sue.
21:17You and Cat.
21:21Something going on
21:22between the two of you?
21:24No.
21:26Yes, there is.
21:28Yes, there is.
21:33This is not what I wanted.
21:38So you don't want a child?
21:40I want a child with you, Stephanie.
21:44Eventually,
21:44if and when you are ready,
21:46but this is...
21:50the reality is you're my wife and I love you and nothing means more to me than your happiness.
22:00But if this baby is mine, I owe it to her to step up.
22:05That is the right thing to do,
22:08isn't it?
22:09Is that the only reason you do it?
22:11Because it's the right thing to do?
22:12No, it's not the only reason.
22:14I...
22:15Stephanie, the old Alex would have tossed Joyce some cash and told her to get out of town.
22:19I can't do that.
22:22I'm not that guy anymore.
22:24I...
22:26I don't know.
22:26I've changed.
22:28I know.
22:29I changed you.
22:30And now you want to be a family man.
22:32Congrats.
22:33Your wish came true.
22:38I'm sorry.
22:40That was...
22:42That was unfair.
22:43I'm just...
22:44You're overwhelmed.
22:46Baby, I get it.
22:48I feel the same way.
22:49This was the last thing I was expecting.
22:51The timing couldn't be worse.
22:54But I just can't...
22:56Walk away from this.
23:01I'm not that guy anymore.
23:09What's your name?
23:11The baby.
23:15Kelsey.
23:19Pretty name.
23:22Does she look like you?
23:26They say the first kid tends to look like the father.
23:35You're right, Alex.
23:37You have to be there for her.
23:40I missed out on so much time with my dad growing up.
23:44I don't want that...
23:46For your daughter.
23:49Or for you.
23:58For understanding that.
24:02The baby's mine.
24:03I have to be a father.
24:06To my child.
24:09I just don't want to hurt you.
24:21Stephanie's been through a lot lately.
24:24You have to be...
24:25You have to.
24:27I read the paper.
24:29I mean...
24:30I wasn't sure you wanted to talk about it.
24:32But...
24:33You can.
24:34You want to.
24:38What happened was...
24:40Horrible.
24:42Much worse for Stephanie, of course.
24:44Being traumatized by one can't go all over again.
24:46But...
24:47You know, we were kind of scarred in the same way.
24:50So, because of that...
24:53She's been...
24:54Leaning on me.
24:56Emotionally.
24:57I mean.
24:59The other day, Stephanie and I were talking.
25:01And she happened to mention that Alex was pressuring her to start a family.
25:04So, I thought...
25:05Maybe if you found out he already had a kid...
25:08Might...
25:09You know...
25:10Take the pressure off.
25:14That's it?
25:16Sorry?
25:18I've heard about your history with Stephanie.
25:22I mean, a part of you had to be hoping that when she found out about the baby, she'd...
25:27Leave Alex.
25:29And giving you another shot.
25:33Or you.
25:35She's probably hoping the same thing.
25:50What makes you think E.J. had anything to do with my decision?
25:56Look.
25:57I never thought my brother wanted to let go of Demira to run a hospital.
26:02And I want to control of both.
26:04That I could see.
26:05But how does he pull that off?
26:08He gets a son.
26:09Installed as CEO.
26:10But that would require something being sacrificed on the altar of greed and power.
26:15And that's something with you.
26:19What?
26:19E.J. forced you out.
26:21Didn't he?
26:24Hey, look.
26:25It may seem that way.
26:28But stepping away was my own decision.
26:32Okay?
26:33Okay, man.
26:34It was just a question.
26:35Yeah, but that I'm sick of.
26:38Everyone keeps asking me to explain myself.
26:41And it's really putting me on edge.
26:44Alright.
26:45You know, man.
26:46I didn't mean to push.
26:48I'm sorry.
26:51Yeah.
26:53Yeah, I know.
26:55I'm sorry, too.
26:58And to tell you the truth.
26:59I'm a little on edge myself.
27:03Why?
27:04You know, because I now know the real reason why E.J. bought the hospital.
27:08It's so he can conduct his little secret science experiments.
27:12You know?
27:13You know that pod that was hidden behind his lab?
27:17Yeah.
27:19I think I know who's in it.
27:25There's a lot going on with Kaz and me.
27:28Hospital administration, preparation for my father's will reading.
27:32You make it sound like it's all business.
27:34What else would it be?
27:36It's not play games.
27:38You've dated both of my daughters.
27:40While laying on a cat as an employee.
27:43Oh, and you've never crossed a line with women before, is that it?
27:48Look, I seem to remember that you bid on a date with Kat at the cherry auction last year.
27:58Have you, I don't know, had your sights set on her ever since?
28:07I've been a patient of yours, Dr. Evans.
28:12And I'd like to invoke that relationship now and the confidentiality that comes along with it.
28:21Kat and I discovered that we do have a previous connection.
28:26One that is murky in both our memories.
28:29And I was wondering if, well, you could help me recall them.
28:41What I want doesn't really matter.
28:46Well, I want Stephanie to be happy.
28:48And Alex Kiriakis is not up to the task.
28:51I would say Stephanie disagrees, considering they just tied the knot.
28:58She told me she feels like a different person than the one who married Alex.
29:03What I want did changed her.
29:05She can deal with that with her husband.
29:07She can't talk to Alex about what we went through.
29:11How do you know?
29:12She told me.
29:14The guy's an ass.
29:16Selfish and sensitive.
29:18I mean, who pressures someone who just got kidnapped to have kids?
29:24That guy doesn't know the first thing about how to deal with what Stephanie's feeling.
29:29How to be understanding, comforting.
29:32And you do?
29:37I'm just saying.
29:39Stephanie can do so much better.
29:41Everyone knows it.
29:45She deserves to be with someone new.
29:48Give her what she needs.
29:50Treat her like the amazing person she is.
29:54Well, like I said, I know about your history.
29:57I think there's a lot of people who would say you didn't treat Stephanie like the amazing person she is
30:03when the two of you were together.
30:04Yeah, and they'd be right, but Alex is...
30:07Look, I'm not gonna trash him.
30:10Okay?
30:12He was always really good to me.
30:15Mm-hmm.
30:17Until he dumped you for Stephanie.
30:19While you were pregnant with his kid.
30:22He didn't know that.
30:25Look, my whole life is about Kelsey now.
30:30I'm not here looking for love or money or to try and trap Alex into being with me.
30:44I just want to give my daughter's father the chance to get to know her and see what happens from
30:51there.
30:54I do hope it all works out.
31:00She really is beautiful.
31:03I can tell her you're a great mom.
31:06Well, I appreciate you saying that.
31:10She is the first good thing that I've done in my whole life.
31:16And I'd like to keep it that way.
31:18Thank you for the coffee.
31:23Thank you for the coffee.
31:48The point is...
31:51Now the two of you may have a baby.
31:55And I know that it wasn't planned and that you were blindsided by this, but the reality is...
32:02Joy's given you what I'm not sure I ever can.
32:09And it's hard not to see this as a sign, like the universe is trying to tell us something.
32:14Wait a minute.
32:14What is it trying to tell us?
32:17Maybe...
32:19The reason I've had such a hard time imagining having a baby with you...
32:24Maybe it's because...
32:30It wasn't meant to be.
32:35What?
32:39Alex, I...
32:40I need...
32:41I need some time.
32:42Can you just give me...
32:43Just hang on.
32:44Hang on.
32:45Wait.
33:07Who do you think was in that pod?
33:11I think it was Abigail.
33:14And of course EJ completely denied it.
33:19You talked to him about it?
33:21Yeah, I did.
33:23As soon as I heard that EJ was keeping some mystery person on ice, I thought I for sure had
33:29to be Abigail.
33:30Theo, her grave is empty.
33:32Rolf is back on the scene.
33:34And my brother's always had a day for my wife.
33:37Who else could it be?
33:37Hmm?
33:44Hi, Theo.
33:47Tab.
33:48My cat.
33:51Hi.
33:53Hi.
33:53Um, um, I'm so glad that I ran into the two of you.
33:57I...
33:57We have to talk.
34:09Look, considering our personal history, I'm just not sure that I'm the best person to help you.
34:15You've helped me recover memories before.
34:19Yes.
34:20Nevertheless, I think I should recommend a different psychiatrist for you.
34:25I don't see what our personal history has to do with this.
34:29I'm comfortable with you as my therapist.
34:32I don't know if I'd feel the same level of trust with anyone else.
34:36And as I understand it, trust is essential to the effectiveness of any therapy.
34:43Hypnosis in particular.
34:47Yes, it is.
34:48Then you'll do it.
34:53I will do what I can.
35:00Was that it?
35:00Was that why you called me here at a book session?
35:05No.
35:06There's something else I need to tell you, and I thought it best to do so in person.
35:10Really?
35:12And what is it?
35:13You're cordially invited to my father's will reading, since you've recently been added as a beneficiary.
35:33Alex.
35:35I was just coming to see you.
35:37Did you tell Stephanie about Kelsey?
35:41I did.
35:43How'd she take it?
35:46Not well.
35:48We need to do the paternity test.
35:51Sure.
35:53When?
35:54Today.
36:02Stephanie.
36:10You want to do the test today?
36:29Right now.
36:30If possible.
36:32Because you think it'll get you off the hook?
36:35No, Joy.
36:37I just...
36:41want to make sure that she's mine.
36:45Sure.
36:46Let's do it.
36:58I'm sorry that you have to be the one to see me every time I'm having a crisis.
37:02I told you, I'm always here if you need me.
37:06So what's going on?
37:07So what's going on?
37:08Why are you so upset?
37:11Today started out so well.
37:14I was finally feeling confident and strong.
37:17And then Alex told me he just found out that he has a baby.
37:32What?
37:35The mother is someone that we thought was out of our lives forever.
37:40And she just dropped this on him?
37:43It's a long story, but...
37:46Yes.
37:49And now I don't know if we're strong enough to handle this.
37:57If I'm strong enough.
38:02Stephanie, I'm so sorry.
38:05Me too.
38:08Me too.
38:17Stephanie, who named you executive?
38:20I was just as surprised as you are.
38:23Believe me.
38:25I've been working with EJ on planning the will reading.
38:29So I heard.
38:31And since you, Theo, will have a much larger role now,
38:36I'll be looping you in on all the details.
38:39Thanks.
38:40So just let me know if there's anything that you need.
38:42I will.
38:50I should...
38:51I should get my take out.
38:54Hey, Kat.
38:58It's good to see you.
39:01Yeah.
39:02Yeah, you too.
39:04Yeah, you too.
39:10It's...
39:10It's awkward.
39:14Listen.
39:15About what we were talking about before Kat came in.
39:21You know, you want this to be true.
39:26That wouldn't get your hopes up.
39:30Why do you say that?
39:32You know something I don't?
39:33Of course not.
39:37But if Abigail was really in the pod,
39:41don't you think EJ would tell you?
39:44I mean, if there wasn't a kidnapping at his hospital,
39:46we still wouldn't know about any of this.
39:49So no, I don't think he'd tell me.
39:54I do.
39:56I think he would give you time to prepare
39:58and make some decisions.
40:00You know what?
40:02If it was Abigail,
40:03and EJ straight up lied to my face,
40:06that would destroy our relationship forever.
40:10And I don't want to believe you feel.
40:12I want to believe that my brother
40:13is now playing God with someone that I love.
40:18But honestly,
40:20I wouldn't put anything past him.
40:26You know,
40:27I've been the beneficiary of Stefano's wills in the past.
40:33Once I even inherited
40:35a pillow with the words
40:37Sleeping Beauty in the Woods.
40:42In French.
40:45That's disturbing.
40:47Yes, it is.
40:49And now that Stefano is dead and buried,
40:54he is done living rent-free in my head.
40:58So,
40:59I will have to send my regrets.
41:05I understand your wish to not attend,
41:08but depending on the terms of the will,
41:10that may mean forfeiting your inheritance.
41:13Oh dear.
41:14I'll just have to cope.
41:19It's your choice, Marlena.
41:22But until you have closure,
41:27Stefano will always be living rent-free in your head.
41:36Oh dear.
41:43That's the music you can learn from you.
42:01It's your choice.
42:02Whatever you want,
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